Formulas that clear heat
Xie bai san
Drain the White Powder
- Chinese name
- 泻白散
- Group
- Formulas that clear heat
- English name
- Morus and Lycium Formula
Cools lung heat, stops cough and helps with asthma.
Indications
For shortness of breath, a dry mouth and throat, coughing up blood and afternoon fever. The book also mentions measles and pneumonia.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Goji root bark (di gu pi) | 9–15 g |
| Mulberry root bark (sang bai pi) | 9–15 g |
| Honey-fried licorice (zhi gan cao) | 3–5 g |
| Rice (jing mi) | 15 g |
- Tongue
- red with a yellow coating
- Pulse
- thin and rapid